By Abimbola Johnson LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The paradox of a federal state with a unitary economic management model has been cited as a major reason why Nigeria is yet to achieve economic diversification despite effort by successive governments. Dr. Abraham Nwankwo, an economist and former Director General of the Debt Management Office, expressed this view […]
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The State Security Service on Wednesday announced a nationwide crackdown on individuals allegedly caught posting inciting materials on the Internet, in a move that could provoke fresh debates about the potency of Nigerian Constitution’s free speech safeguards. The SSS said it had recently observed that some social media users were skewing Nigeria’s […]
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ekiti State Police Command yesterday confirmed the death of a Fulani teenager, who was allegedly beheaded by a herdsman for refusing his marriage proposal. The suspected Fulani herder, whose name was yet to be made public by the police, committed the murder at Ilasa Ekiti, Ekiti East Local Government Area. The […]
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday outlined the transformational programme of his administration in the next four years. in his speech marking the 2019 June 12 Democracy Day at the Eagle Square, Abuja, Buhari disclosed a 10-year target to lift 100 million people out of poverty. Full Speech: Protocols All Praise is due […]
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bayelsa State Governor and Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has congratulated the newly elected leadership of the National Assembly with a call on them to guarantee the independence of the legislature in accordance with democratic ethos. Governor Dickson also charged the new leadership to ensure that […]
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, June 12, 2019/ — Winners of the 2019 edition of the African Banker Awards (AfricanBankerAwards.com) were announced at a prestigious Gala Dinner in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The Awards, held annually on the fringes of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank, have established themselves as the Oscars of […]
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The driver of a sachet water producing factory, Ademola Awe, has allegedly crushed three siblings and a motorcyclist to death on Ekundayo Street in the Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State. The victims were identified as Esther Orimisan, 24; Kofoworola Orimisan, 17; two-year-old Emmanuel Orimisan; and the motorcyclist, Femi Shojedo. PUNCH […]
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSANGERS)-A teacher (name withheld) of a Catholic Secondary School in Lagos has narrated before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how an armed robber raped her in her home using a polythene bag (poly bag) as protection. The teacher made the revelation yesterday, while giving evidence during the trial of […]
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has warned President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), against muzzling the legislature and the other arms of the government. Prince Secondus speaking against the backdrop of the obvious direct involvement of the President and his party […]
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Special Adviser to former Senate President Bukola Saraki on New Media, Bamikole Omishore, has congratulated the newly sworn-in President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, while calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to end the blame game and get to work. Omoshore, minutes after Lawan’s swearing-in, posted on Twitter, “Wishing Senator Ahmed Lawan […]
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